historical clironlclc. 



* great part of the country, 

 without having met with the 

 smallest opposition ; and Nice 

 has fallen into the hands of 

 France without a blow, the 

 spirits of the people of France 

 are elated to the most extra- 

 vagant degree. They talk of 

 making war on all the poten- 

 tates of the earth. Their 

 fliips are to take pofsefsion of 

 Ostia j they are to make an ir 

 ruption into Rome, carry off 

 the pope, and have him hang- 

 ed along with Lewis and An- 

 toinette at Paris. While one 

 part of their fleet proceeds to 

 South America to overthrow 

 the power of Spain there, ano- 

 ther part of it is to proceed to 

 Constantinople, demoliih the 

 grand seignior, proceed a- 

 crofs the Black Sea, make a 

 league with the Tartars, and 

 send them upon the Czarina 

 to dethrone her. Such is the 

 substance of the military ope- 

 rations of France, as copied 

 from one of the most popular 

 papers in Paris. 



Another revolution of a 

 more important nature begins 

 the 



of the convention indicates a. 

 spirit that dees honour to 

 that body, and if they ihall 

 be able to act with the same 

 judicious firmnefs in future, 

 they will be entitled to a 

 great Ihare of applause j but 

 they have an arduous talk to 

 accomplilh, and there is great 

 reason to dread they will not 

 yet be able to accompliil* it. 



Oct. 7. A deputation of the 

 section of Paris, called Gra^ 

 vi/Iiers, requested that the con- 

 vention would speedily pafs 

 sentence on the king ; and 

 complained at the same tirtie 

 of several decrees of the con- 

 vention. " The men of the 

 loth of August, (^said they,) 

 will ne\'er suffer those in 

 whom they have placed their- 

 confidence, to disown for a 

 moment the sovereignty of 

 the people. Courage in a 

 free people is a virtue, and we 

 will never depart from this 

 principle,— //>^^ if it it just to 

 obey the laws, it is just also to 

 resist despots, under ivhatevei' 

 tnajh they may conceal them' 

 selves. We are of opinion, 

 that our interest requires that 

 we ihould make our elections 

 by open vote." 



President, — " Citizens, the 

 right of petitioning is a sacred 



to be developed. Since 



meeting of the national con- 



ve::ti(3n, a firm determination 



has been there manifested to 



check that spirit of anarchy, 



which has so long prevniled j right ; but those who present 



to the disgrace of France, the themselves at the bar to em- 



dcstructiou of freedom, and [ploy it, ought not to forget 



the overthrow of that liberty that respect which they owe 



tliey wiih to estdblifli. The fol- to the representatives of the- 



lowing speech of the prt.siuer.t j people.— I do not mean to 



